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"Find where the liar hides, so that I may place my boot between his gums!" - Rtas 'Vadum
Posted by: djtanng
How did the Sangheili figure out that the Prophets were lying to them, and when did they discover this? I used to know, but I forgot. Lol..
That depends entirely on who's story you go by now. With Bungie, there was no clear and defined moment when the Elites realized the truth. It was a slow build up to a realization that had begun before the Covenant had even encountered Humanity, but the war drove it to a tipping point until Truth decided he needed to be rid of them before he could proceed to the Ark. Things like the Elite's already present disdain for and mistrust of the Prophets, their doubt in the existence of the Great Journey and Halos after eons of futile searching, the contrast of Humanity's actions against the Prophet's propaganda all degraded their faith in the Covenant until Truth was forced to make the first move in case the Elites rebelled before he got to the Ark. Then it all presumably sparked in the Elites at once.
With 343i, the Elites were perfectly content following the Covenant's orders and had full faith in it, and maintained their full support of the war. Then, Truth decided to just betray them for some reason, which made them defend themselves. That is it. The truth had nothing to do with the Great Schism in 343i's canon, and there was no realization of any sort. There still has not been any realizations 3 months after it.
Take your pick.
Posted by: Elite Predator
In the novel Halo Glasslands there are two factions of Elites: Those who want a truce with the Humans(Arby) and those who don't ( Shipmaster 'Telcam.)
The thing is, is that there are no Sangheili "factions" that want a truce with Humans; there are not even any Sangheili factions that respect Humans or wish for peace with them. Thel is not a one issue candidate. His followers place the immediate welfare of Sanghelios above the genocide of Humanity, thus he has a following. The percentages of Sangheili who follow the Arbiter due to his beliefs on Humanity are practically non-existent. Glasslands was a book written to attack the concept of peace and reconciliation, to belittle the alliance in Halo 3 and make it seem inconsequential, excise the major figureheads advocating peace from their respective species' (Hood and Thel) and to provide us with ass pulled reasons for why the war should continue. The Elites art direction makes their future role pretty clear as well. 343i are a video game company. No one should ever forget that. They need enemies for their games, and if that means vilifying the Elites again, then so be it. It's clear that is what they have been doing recently. There are no factions of worthy notability, other than some inconsequential religious war on some planet that Humans could not care less about. Either way it leads to the same outcome. Another war.
[Edited on 04.12.2012 4:46 PM PDT]